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THEME EXPLORATION

oral storytelling

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Badye, the Storyteller
Badye, the Storyteller
1977 · Jean Rouch
Mysterious Object at Noon
Mysterious Object at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Help
The Help
2011 · Tate Taylor
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
C’era una volta
C’era una volta
1967 · Francesco Rosi
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
1974 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Céline Sciamma → France

Her films privilege intimate dialogue and the power of voices to reveal identity, particularly in works like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' where storytelling becomes an act of connection.

Barry Jenkins → United States

He crafts poetic narratives built on voiceover and spoken word that center marginalized voices, most notably in 'Moonlight' where oral testimony shapes memory and selfhood.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul → Thailand

His films embrace the meditative pace of oral tradition, using long takes, whispered conversations, and ghost stories to explore how narratives emerge from collective memory and landscape.

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